What you can see in the video … It looks like … I don’t know how to describe it. You definitely won’t confuse it with a plane. Planes do not change the direction so fast. They also do not fly in formations like this. And definitely do not change their color. So what is it?continue reading "RTFMS Episode #9: IGLO: Identified Glowing Object"

Look what I have! This is not computer graphics, the locket is actually glowing with shimmering light constantly changing the color. It looks fantastic, especially in the the evening when only candle lights light up the room, you know. It makes a great present and in this video I will explain how you can build your own. While implementing this project you will also learn all basic things required to program PICAXE-08 microcontroller and find out how to get 3 PWM channels from a microcontroller that has just one.continue reading "RTFMs #7: Microcontroller Meets Jewelery aka “Magic Locket”"

Do you feel a strange smell coming from the air conditioning system? Something is going on there and most people have no idea about live between the walls of their houses. This is Andrey Mikhalchuk and RTFMs video blog: the information you will never find in your regular user manual. Today we will build a device for exploring the darkest corners of your house.continue reading "Episode #2: Building a Duct Camera"